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Event Series: Pokémon

Pokemon TCG League Cup

October 3 @ 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

What is a League Cup?

A League Cup is a quarterly tournament. The next step up from a monthly League Challenge.

More in-depth information can be found here:
https://championships.pokemon.com/en-us/about/league-challenges-and-league-cup

REGISTRATION:

  • Early Sign Ups: 
  • In-store Registration:
    • Opens at 11:00am and will Close at 11:45am.
    • Players must have their deck list submitted and be checked in by 11:45am
  • Entry:  $25.00
    • 100% of the entry goes towards prizes and/or store credit.
  • Deck Lists:
      • Digital Deck List Submissions will be encouraged, but not required.
      • There will be blank deck lists available on site.

FORMAT:

  • Standard Format
    • 60-card, Constructed.
  • Temporal Forces through 30th Celebration
    • Regulation marks “H” thru “J”
  • Matches
    • Swiss (Everyone plays 3-5 rounds of matches)
    • 30 minutes, Best of One.
    • Number of rounds depends on the total number of players in each age division.
  • Top Cut
    • Single Elimination (Play0ff Bracket)
    • Matches will be 75 minutes, Best of Three.
    • Typically only a Top 4 playoff.
    • (9 to 20 players (per age division) = Top 4 playoff, 21+ players = Top 8 playoff, etc.)
  • Estimated Event Runtime
    • Ultimately depends on the total number of players, per age division.
    • Swiss Round portion: Typically 3-4 hours
    • Top Cut portion: Top 4 = 3 hours, Top 8 = 5 hours
    • Start to Finish Total: 3 to 9 hours

PRIZES:

  • Each player will receive at least 1 Prize Series pack & 2 Booster packs for participating.
  • First Place in each age division will receive a Champion Playmat.
  • Top Players in each age division will receive
    • Championship Points based on their placement
    • Additional Prizes are based on the total number of participants and their final placement.

Details

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Please remember there is a $5 per person table space fee.